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Engraving of a cimaruta (1895) The cimaruta (" chee-mah-roo-tah"; plural cimarute) is an Italian folk amulet or talisman, traditionally worn around the neck or hung above an infant's bed to ward off the evil eye (Italian: mal'occhio).
A silver cornicello charm. A cornicello (Italian pronunciation: [korniˈtʃɛllo]), cornetto (Italian for 'little horn' / 'hornlet'; ), corno (Italian for 'horn"'), or corno portafortuna (Italian for 'horn that brings luck') is an Italian amulet or talisman worn to protect against the evil eye (or malocchio [maˈlɔkkjo] in Italian) and bad luck in general, and, historically, to promote ...
A tooth or tuft of fur of the Italian wolf was worn as a talisman against the evil eye. [86] One idea that the ribald suggestions made by sexual symbols distract the witch from the mental effort needed to successfully bestow the curse. Another is that since the effect of the eye was to dry up liquids, the drying of the phallus (resulting in ...
A tooth or tuft of fur of the Italian wolf was worn as a talisman against the evil eye. [20] One idea that the ribald suggestions made by sexual symbols distract the witch from the mental effort needed to successfully bestow the curse. Another is that since the effect of the eye was to dry up liquids, the drying of the phallus (resulting in ...
Italian handsigns: la fica, and le corna used for protection against the evil eye. In Hatha Yoga, a similar hand gesture – with the tips of middle and ring finger touching the thumb – is known as Apāna Mudrā, a gesture believed to rejuvenate the body. [1] In Indian classical dance forms, it symbolizes the lion. [1]
The Catholic Church often accused many types of women of performing magic in order to “bind” the passions of their clients, neighbors, friends, or even family. Binding Passions: Tales of Magic, Marriage, and Power at the End of the Renaissance by Guido Ruggiero offers many examples of “prostitution, concubinage, love magic, renegade clerics, a social hierarchy that largely overlooked the ...
The Cursed Medallion (Italian: Il medaglione insanguinato; also released as The Night Child) [2] is a 1975 Italian horror film directed by Massimo Dallamano, and starring Richard Johnson, Joanna Cassidy, and Ida Galli. [3] [page needed]
Nomination Composable bracelet . The brand was founded in 1983 with the first company name G4 by Paolo Gensini in Sesto Fiorentino, nearby Florence, Italy, a city with a centuries-old tradition of goldsmiths and jewelers.